Researching Your Speech
This is done after the speaker chooses the subject of their speech so they are properly informed on the topic.
What is research?
An individual's considered or thought-out conclusion about a topic.
What is an opinion?
Information that is known and understood by members of a given community.
What is common knowledge?
The facts, testimony, statistics, examples, and stories that bolster the speaker's claims.
What is supporting material?
This refers to deliberately incorrect statements or statements formed from careless and misguided research.
What is misinformation?
This refers to the sharing of an individual's viewpoints, perspectives, and opinions as a form of support or evidence.
What is testimony?
This is the standardized writing format used in this class when citing sources.
What is APA style?
A preference for something that benefits the individual or others unequally.
What is conscious bias?
The speaker does research on their topic so they always speak the ____ and don't spread misinformation.
What is the truth?
Using reason to select supporting materials tailored to the context of the speech.